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Zimbabwe needs a national disaster strategy

The lack of such basic rescue equipment in a capital city’s vicinity speaks volumes about the disconnect between our aspirational legal frameworks for disaster management and the stark reality on the ground.

THE horrific traffic accident in Chitungwiza last week, which tragically claimed 17 lives, has laid bare a grim and unacceptable truth, Zimbabwe desperately lacks a comprehensive national disaster response strategy and plan. The gut-wrenching accounts of victims trapped and crying for help, while responders stood by, unable to extricate them due to the absence of…

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